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Old Orchard Beach, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Old Orchard Beach! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the cartoonist turning Café 64 coffee breaks into local art
- How many Old Orchard Beach students earned career-ready credentials this year?
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Steve F.!
Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local Spotlight: Bob Cochran (sacobaynews.com) — Downtown Old Orchard Beach’s Café 64 has become cartoonist Bob Cochran’s creative home base, where his daily latte-fueled sketches turned into a limited-edition cartoon book sold only at the café. His seagull-and-French-fry napkin doodles even inspired a hit T-shirt. If you frequent Café 64, you might spot him at his favorite table, sketchpad or napkin in hand. 
• BRCOT celebrates record number of students at end-of-year ceremony (sacobaynews.com) — Old Orchard Beach High School juniors and seniors were among 225 students honored at Biddeford Regional Center of Technology’s record-breaking End-of-Year Awards Ceremony. Local students earned industry certifications, scholarships, and recognition for technical skills and leadership as they prepare for careers, college, or military service. The event highlights growing opportunities in regional career and technical education that benefit Old Orchard Beach teens.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Curb Alert!
Corner of Shorewood and Echo. Kitchen table with leaf and 6 chairs. 9 foot umbrella. Random crafts supplies Kids party plastic tablecloths Hanging… (Nextdoor Old Orchard Beach)
- Maine Medical Center posted a job opening for Environmental Services Team Member III in Scarborough. Apply here.
- Highgate Hotels, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Auditor - Overnight Front Desk in Scarborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Old Orchard Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
Saco
- Mainer breaks record for most NBA 3-pointers made in 24 hours (wgme.com)
- Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Drive-By Shooting In Maine (z1073.com)
- Uniopolis honors gravesite of Revolutionary War vet (limaohio.com)
Scarborough
- Population trends in Maine show a shift to the suburbs (pressherald.com)
- This Dalmatian comforted firefighters in Searsmont (pressherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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